Serializing Lisp Objects

Serializing Lisp Objects

[Nordlöw]

How do I serialize (encode) and unserialize (decode) an arbitrary
elisp object (code or data) to and from disk/network etc?

Can I use other format than the symbolic one?

Thanks in advance,
Per Nordlöw

Re: Serializing Lisp Objects

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Nordlöw <per.nordlow@gmail.com> writes:

> How do I serialize (encode) and unserialize (decode) an arbitrary
> elisp object (code or data) to and from disk/network etc?

(defun encode-to-string (object) (prin1-to-string object))
(defun decode-from-string (string) (read-from-string string))

Now, of course, this works only for objects that are printable
readably.


> Can I use other format than the symbolic one?

Yes, but you will have to implement the serializer yourself.


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__Pascal Bourguignon__